greenhouse-tomatoes: NCSU online course in Greenhouse and High Tunnel Food Production

[Mary Peet <mary_peet@ncsu.edu>]

Title: NCSU online course in Greenhouse and High Tunnel Food Production

HS 543 Greenhouse and High Tunnel Food Production (3cr) will be offered 
Spring Semester 2009. This is a graduate credit course offered for a grade 
(ABCD) which meets requirements for the Certificate Program in Horticultural 
Science. Information about this and other online horticulture courses and 
the Certificate in Horticultural Science is available at: 
http://web.mac.com/kpaigel/certificate/Home.html. Fliers for all courses are 
posted at this site.

Controlled environment agriculture is an increasingly important segment of 
the vegetable industry. Greenhouse and High Tunnel Food Production (HS 543) 
allows students to apply basic plant science principles to optimize plant 
response to environment and nutrition in greenhouses and high tunnels. 
Topics include: protected agriculture production practices, especially for 
tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce; selecting structures, greenhouse and high 
tunnel climate control; nutrition and rootzone management; EC and pH 
management, pest and disease management; biocontrols, aquaponics; and 
organic production.

First class is Jan 8, 2007 Thursday 4:35-6:25 pm Room 202 Poe Hall, NCSU, Raleigh 
NC 27695. A distance site at Craven Community College has been identified at 
this point, but will be dropped if there is not sufficient interest. Other 
sites within NC can be requested, but please let me know as soon as possible. For 
those unable to attend on-campus classes, HS 543 lectures can also be 
accessed online via the MediaServe system. All course work may be completed online 
with the exception of a half day on-campus hydroponics and grafting 
demonstration in early March and a 1-2 day field trip to commercial 
greenhouses just before Easter Break.

For more information, call Mary Peet at 919-515-5362 or email 
mary_peet@ncsu.edu. Register for HS 543 through distance education at 
http://distance.ncsu.edu/registration/.
-- 
Mary M. Peet
Professor, Department of Horticultural Crops
North Carolina State University
Chair of the Board, Am. Society for Horticultural Science
Sabbatical contact information:
Phone: 919-408-0421 Cell: 919-402-7544
Mail: 6713 Pauline Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514